Pete D’Alessandro smiles as he answers a question after being formally named as the new general manager of the Sacramento Kings basketball team by new Kings owner, Vivek Ranadive, at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday June 17, 2013. D'Alessandro, who spent the past three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, replaces Geoff Petrie who had been notified that he would not retained after his contract expired June 30. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pete D’Alessandro has wanted a leading role in professional basketball since his father first took him to watch Julius Erving and the old New York Nets on Long Island in the 1970s.

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